New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-02
ONEIL IN HIS PRISON CELL.
TAKEN UP THE RIVER WITH ROURKE.

TWO OTHER CONvICTs GO WITH THEM TO SING
sING-THE Ex-ALDERMAN IN A LIsTLEss MOOD
Honest John O'Nei ex- Alderman, school trustee
and Sinking Fund Commissioner joined the Doodle "
squad at Sing Sing yesterday. The old had held
out obstinstey through his lawyers against transfer
from the Tombs but Judge Barnards refusal to grant
further stay OF proceedings seemed to knock his last
prop of hope away. He sui mtted yesterday 20 the in
evtable iudgnities of trip uv the Hudson with The
Sherids oiicersthe handouts, the public shame, the
fire OF hundreds OF curious eyes-wth listlessness
and broken sort OF resignation that could have come
ONLY OF despair He was self-cOntrOlled enough all
the way through and said good bye to his two at
the Sing Sing station without much show OF feeling.
In rough contrast with his quiet, broke air was the
devI-may care carriage of the murderer R0urke the
ex-Alderman's travelling companion to the prison.
The eApolceman wore q stiff, sh' rt musfache and
looked every inch hardened, reckless criminal. He
was handcufed to two leering stupid convicts for
minor offences, also on their way from the Tombs to
Sing Sing.
Sheriff Grant arranged on Monday night to have the
four men taken up To prison on the a. m. express
train yesterday. At a. they were in readiness mt
the Tomhs and fe minutes later Unier Sheriff Sex
ton and Order of Arrest Clerk Martin appeared with
requisiti tions Tor them ONE was handculfed to Dep
uty Sheriff Burke and the two got into q carriage.
Under Sheriff Sexton and Order OF Arrest Clerk Martin
climbed in after them and tho Dir hurried away Tor
the Grand Central station. Deputy Sherih Curran
took kourke and the Two other convicts In charge.
O'NeFs two sons and u friend or two followed in an
other carriage
At the Grand Central station the little part5 made
rush through the wang-roOn and eutered the smok-
ing car OF the express train Deputy Sheriff Burke and
the ex-Aderman took seats together at the forward
end few ieet from the door, Under Sheriff Sexton
and Order OF Arrest Clerk Martin sat facing hem.
Back near the other end OF the were the other thre
convics and ID putty Sheriff Curran. Rourke sat facing
the crowd hat began 10 gather at the door and on the
ear platform. He did abashed in the slightest
by the staring or the remarks made about him. He
smoked cigarette nonchalanty, threw 1T away, and
lighted another.
ONeil does not smoke and he had no taste tor talk
ing so he busted himself or made show OF doing 1t
with ihe morning papers He sat next to the window
and carefully pulled the blind down. letting It fly up
again after the train had started. Once in his seat
the ex-Aldermnns hand set tree from the irons
lie handcuHed once more. however, when the ear
stopped at the Sing Sing station. IL was short and
essy run up on the express TRAIN ston OF few min
utes vas made at Yorker aud procession of forty
more hackmrn. newst oys station hat de and oafers
filed through the smoking car. Not one IN ten OF them
recognized ONeil but they n fixed ut once on Rourke
and his companions n moral spectacle. There we're
few people at The SIM Sing staton to see the convics
arrive. O'Ne bade good bye to bis sons there using
his tree LETT tor shaking handle In deference, per
baps TO the cxAdermana ,ears and former dignities,
he alone OF the convcts was allowed TO ride to the
prison.
rest Principal Keeper Connaughton was there TO re.
ceyc him aud he taken at once to the receiving
room below. HIS iace VAS 'rned to the wall: his
clio he's were searched and his record for the pron
book taken. The ccrs questions brought ont that he
WIS City six old. had f,mlly was by occupa-
ton "a nhoed horn in Ireland, could read and
write did not use tobacro in any and was strictly
temperate in the OF liquors. Nothing but round,
tin back look nj glass WAS found IN his pockets
The clerk then read the prison rules tor hm and told
him how far and in what ways he might commute bis
srnt.nc. O'Nes term IL for four years ann six
months BY good beha vior he may reduce IL to three
years three months aud fifteen days lie will be
allowed 20 his friends in two months TO write
a letter once u month. to receive packages from his
friends cloth ng decscies TO 'ks aud tue reStonoe
In two months. For bad conduct he will not only lose
hi. rhort time, but will also re punished. - .
O'Nei took the examination and lecture still inst
From the reception room he was taken to the hatli-
room, v here his inustache was shaved on and ms
G clothes w-re exchanged for the zebra prison sut
Prisoners in Sing Sing no longer have iber neads
shaved At the Doctors office the ex A ldermnn was
lolnd 10 be sonnd and 10 good health. lie weighed
ig3 ,ouudr and surcd feet < Il incl es in height
Cell No 56l assigned to hin. IN Gallery No. IL
on the river sin OF tue prison. ONeh viii work in
tho shu. -bop rrr on the States account furnish
the convics themseIycs with shoes He will probably
he put at frsi 10 uuri ishihg leather.
Rourke, the mnrocfcr OF koundsnan Montgomery
came in some ten minutes after Omen. lie gave his
age ns twenty nine vcais lie born in Cincinnati,
pohccn,au He sad that he useD tOba' 60 ana was
moderate In his OF Liquors. lie had nothing IN his
pockcts but n tin tobacco box and n TN match box
Ronrke ~ also pronounced sound and in good health
by the doctor. le Ii icrt 0l2 inches in he'glt aud
weighs lJ2 pounds lie had been tour years police
man He was put in Cell No t0j. in Gallery No. II,
on the upper land side OF tn" prison. He Will also
work the shoe department. but at the shoes made on